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CLASS III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.

Want of Breast-milk .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Alcoholism .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Imperfect Nutrition .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.

Cancer .. .. .. .. 1 .. 2 .. 3 .. .. 1 5
Tabes Mesenterica .. .. .. .. 2 .. 5 .. .. 2 .. 5 14
Phthisis .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Tubercular Meningitis .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Acute Hydrocephalus .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2
Diabetes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

CLASS V.—DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.

Premature Birth.. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 2 .. .. .. 3
Senile Decay .. .. .. .. 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 4

CLASS VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.

ORDER 1:—
Diseases of Nervous System,—

Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Apoplexy .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Cerebral Softening .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1
Convulsions .. .. .. 1 .. 4 .. .. .. 1 .. 5
Cerebral Failure .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Cyst of Brain .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

ORDER 3:—
Diseases of Circulatory System,—

Heart-disease .. .. .. .. 1 .. 4 .. .. .. .. 4
Fatty Degeneration of Heart .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Syncope .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Senile Gangrene (leg) .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 1
Phlebitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1

ORDER 4:—
Diseases of Respiratory System,—

Croup .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2
Bronchitis .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 3 .. 1 .. 1 7
Pneumonia .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 3

ORDER 5:—
Diseases of Digestive System,—

Dentition .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Enteritis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Obstruction of Bowels .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1
Intussusception .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1
Gall-stones .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

ORDER 7:—
Diseases of Urinary System,—

Bright's Disease .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 2
Cystitis .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. .. 4

ORDER 8:—
Diseases of Reproductive System,—

Tumour of Pelvis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 9:—
Diseases of Organs of Locomotion,—

Caries of Spine .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Ulceration of Legs .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1

CLASS VII.—VIOLENCE.

ORDER 1:—
Accident or Negligence,—

Killed by railway-engine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1
Fall downstairs (with mother) .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1
Fracture of leg .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 1
Overlain in bed .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Drowned .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1

ORDER 3:—
Suicide,—

Poison (" Rough on Rats ") .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1

CLASS VIII.—ILL-DEFINED AND NOT-SPECIFIED CAUSES.

Marasmus, debility .. .. 2 .. 4 .. 1 .. .. .. 7

Totals .. .. .. 10 17 17 25 7 7 3 17 103

The following remarks apply to the four principal boroughs only: The births in December were 195, against 205 in November—a decrease of 10. The deaths amounted to 103, against 104 in November. There were twenty deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: five men aged 84, 82, 80, 77, and 68, and two women aged 84 and 69, died at Auckland; six men aged 83, 81, 76, 74, 67, and 65, and three women aged 93, 84, and 73, at Wellington; a man of 69, at Christchurch; a man of 65, and two women of 77 and 68, at Dunedin.

Of the four chief towns Wellington had the highest death-rate for December, being 1·24 per 1,000 persons living. At Auckland and Dunedin the rate was 0·86, and at Christchurch 0·84, per 1,000. The comparison with December, 1892, shows a higher rate last month at Wellington and Christchurch, and lower at Auckland and Dunedin.